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Essentials · Lesson 5 / 6 ~5 min Beginner
You’ve been leaving knowledge in Mem. Now make it reachable from the AI tools you actually use. Once connected, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, or other tools can read your memories when they need them.

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What you’ll accomplish

You’ll connect an AI tool to Mem and see it answer using knowledge you saved earlier.

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Watch how it’s done

The demo uses GitHub Copilot as an example. For how other tools connect, see the Nowledge Mem Docs: connectors.

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Your turn

1

Open the AI tool you use most

Make sure Mem is running, then start a new session in Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, or another supported tool.
2

Paste the connect prompt

Type this into the tool:
The agent reads SKILL.md, detects which tool it’s running in, and uses the matching setup path.
3

Let it verify the connection

The agent installs the connector and checks that it works. It may tell you to restart the tool.
4

Restart if it says so

Follow the tool’s instruction to restart or reload before the connector takes effect.
5

Ask it something only your Mem knows

In the connected tool, ask about something you saved earlier:

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What you should see

The AI answers using the memory you saved in earlier lessons — not from nothing.
No answer? Check that Mem is running and that the tool finished installing and restarting. If the tool skipped the setup, run the connect prompt again in a new session.

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Why this matters

This is the Connect step. Once your AI tool can read Mem, you stop re-explaining your background. The context you’ve built becomes part of how the tool works, and it carries over when you switch tools.

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Go deeper

Want to see how each tool connects and behaves? Read the connectors page in the Nowledge Mem Docs.

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Next lesson

Next you’ll learn: let another AI find past decisions and continue from there.

Stop re-explaining →